November 2022

Hillside Baptist Church in Alpine will be collecting shoebox gifts for children for Operation Christmas Child for the 2022 season. Operation Christmas Child was organized in 1993, under the umbrella of Samaritan’s Purse.

Dear Neil: Is there any trick to keeping birdseed from coming up in beds beneath my feeders? I’m tired of having all the grass germinating. That’s probably millet, a common ingredient in some of the standard seed mixes.

Alpine Avalanche.

pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Alpine “Job got up, tore his robe and shaved his head, mourning for his children, and fell to the ground to worship God, saying: ′We bring nothing at birth; we take nothing with us at death. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away.

It’s fall y’all and we know what that means. The holidays or holi-daze rush will be upon us before we know it. This is the time of year when families gather for fellowship, football, and gorging themselves on scrumptious food. While everyone has developed their own traditions, there are a few that are standard when it comes to the fare served at the table.

Katharine Ann Crockett Davis was a beautiful person inside and out. She was a gifted concert pianist whose rich alto voice was often lifted to praise Jesus Christ. Katharine took her final bow at home in Alpine, Texas on October 21, 2022. She was surrounded by her family who will especially miss her wisdom, her smile, her turkey and gravy, and her infectious laugh.

Wanda Laquita Baker (née Willis), 92, of Alpine, passed away on November 2, 2022, in Alpine. Her family will be receiving friends beginning at 3:00 PM, Thursday, November 10 at Alpine Memorial Funeral Home.

Artwalk Alpine, West Texas’ longest running arts festival, will be happening in the main streets of Alpine Nov. 18-19. In its 29th year, Artwalk Alpine will be highlighting the works of many west Texas artists and celebrating the arts along with several local businesses.

In Tuesday’s midterm general election, the heated battle over the governorship of Texas has finally reached its conclusion. Republican and incumbent candidate Greg Abbott collected 54.9% of the votes to Beto O’Rourke’s 43.8%. The other two candidates on the ballot for the state’s highest office, Libertarian Mark Tippetts garnered 1% of the votes, while Green Party candidate Delilah Barrios collected 0.4% of the votes.

November 11 is Veteran’s Day, a national holiday set aside to honor those who have served our country in the armed forces, and who have sacrificed their time and civilian lifestyle to protect our freedoms.